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From: Charlie Gibbs
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 16:10

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On 2018-03-24, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com <hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com> wrote:

> On Monday, March 19, 2018 at 9:01:19 PM UTC-4, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>
>> Most software these days seems designed to force your hands back and
>> forth between keyboard and mouse.  This is a pity for us touch typists,
>> for whom a mouse click takes about the same time as 10 keystrokes.
>
> A lot of mouse functions still can be performed pretty quickly by
> keyboard shortcuts.  For instance, alt+F,S often saves a file.
> CNTRL+arrow selects text, and CNTRL+V pastes.  (Usage varies
> by program.)

Yes, I've learned a lot of keyboard shortcuts.  Most users don't, though.

The one that really drives me nuts is when people use the mouse to
reposition the cursor a short distance in a text editor, where a few
taps of the arrow keys would do the job more quickly and accurately.

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Subject: Re: Old word processors
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